Our products and services differ based on state. Please select your state (or the state you're interested in) from the list to the left.
Why do our products and services differ based on state? Because our business is regulated by state. We have regulated operations in eight Western and Midwestern states. The different regulatory body for each state we serve determines what products and services we deliver in that state.
Operations at a Glance
Operations at a Glance
All the key facts about our company at your fingertips
Overview
Xcel Energy is a U.S. investor-owned electricity and natural gas company with regulated operations in eight Midwestern and Western states. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., we provide a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services through our four wholly owned utility subsidiaries.
States served:
Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin
Employees:
11,942 (as of 12/31/2011; includes full-time, part-time and temporary employees. Please note that the 10-K reports only full-time employees in continuing operations, resulting in a lower total number of 11,312.)
2011 Total revenues:
$10.7 billion
2011 Earnings:
$841 million
2011 Community investment:
$13,176,158
2011 Energy assistance contributions:
$24.8 million
Electricity operations
2011 Electricity revenues: $8.8 billion
Customers: 3.4 million
Transmission lines: 87,754 conductor miles
Distribution lines: 191,837 conductor miles
Natural gas operations
2011 Natural gas revenues: $1.8 billion
Customers: 1.9 million
Transmission pipeline: 2,458 miles
Distribution pipeline: 33,333 miles
2011 Owned Generating Plants
| Plants | Net Dependable Capacity in Megawatts (MW)* |
| 13 Coal | 7,697 MW |
| 27 Natural Gas | 7,096 MW |
| 2 Nuclear | 1,594 MW |
| 26 Hydro | 378 MW |
| 3 Oil | 10 MW |
| 3 Refuse-Derived Fuel | 53 MW |
| 3 Wind | 326 MW** |
| 4 Solar | 0.08 MW |
| Total: 81 owned generating plants | 17,154 MW |
*Based on Net Dependable Capacity (NDC) and Summer NDC when applicable.
**Wind generation is based on Net Maximum Capacity. It is an intermittent resource and is only available when ambient wind conditions exist to support this level of generation.
